Hinged support



R. l. KAUTZ HINGED SUPPORT Feb. 7, 192s.

- Filed March 17. 1925 GTI UNITED armies PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT INGERSOLL KAUTZ, OF BEAVERTON, OREGON.

HINGED SUPPORT.

Application mea March 17, 1925'. seran No. 16,264.

My invention relates to supporting mechanisms for doors, ironing-boards,breakfast tables and built-in devices for domestic purposes and consistsprimarily of a bearing plate adapted to being maintained` within a wallstructure, a hinging member adapted to being placed upon the unit tobeing raised and lowered and a stop member, and a locking threadedmember and a. washer.

A further object of my-invention consists in a new, novel and -efhcieuthinged support that may be easily appliedand one that will not easilyget out of order.

A further object of my device consists in the relationship between Vthebearing member and the hinging member and the stop member.

A further object of my invention consists in all of the units except thehinged member being out of vision.

A further object of my invention consists `in the simplicity of itsconstruction and the ease with which the same may be applied or erected.i y

With these and incidental objects in view, the invention consist-s incertain novel features of construction and combination of parts, theessential elements of which are set forth in the appended claim and to aI preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown withreference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of thisspecification.

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a breakfast table and seats, of thebuilt-in type, adapted to being raised, out of position and lowered,

into working position, the same` being shown in raised position.

Fig. 2 is al front elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. l with thetable and seats shown lowered, for use. A

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, side elevation, showing my newV and improvedhinged support, in position.

Fig. 4f is a fragmentary sectional front view taken on line 4-4 of Fig.8, looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view, taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3, lookinginthe direction indicated.

Like vreference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

l is a. table to which has been attached a set of my hinged supports and2, is a wall stationary member or plate attached to thestructure bysuitable fastening means, which are here shown as screws. The wall plate2 is placed in position by mounting it in a cut out portion in the wallstructure. A hinging member or rocking plate 3 provided with aprojecting hub 4, which is madeV to rotate within a suitable journalwithin the wall member 2, and which is held in place by a collar 5,having a bolt 6, passing therethrough and threaded into the hub 4. Thereis a projecting or sto arm 7 extending rearward and adapted to engagewith `a stop lug 8 secured to the wall structure in the line of movementof the arm 7, and is held by suitable yfastening means, as screws. Thestop 8 is preferably inserted into the wall structure to lend additionalbearing strength to the same.

The plate 3 is preferably made as illustrated in Fig. 4 wherein the sidemembers 9 and 10 are formed at right angles theretol scribed isadmirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to beunderstood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the oneform of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible ofembodiment in various forms, all

coming within the scope of the claim which said plate within the areaembraced by said enlargement; a second plate provided with oneflat faceabutting one rof the dat faces of the wall plate;` anannular hubprojecting fromk the aforementioned face of the second plate andpenetrating the aforesaid bearing; means retaining said hub within saidbearing; said second plate beinglr provided With a paii` of parallelspaced leaves projecting at right angles from the side opposite theaforementioned flat side, ineluding means on said leaves to secure anelement to be supported thereby therebetween;

and a longitudinally extending` arm formed in alignment with Said Secondplate, adapted for engaging a stationary member tliere- 10 by limitingthe pivotal movement of the last mentioned plate relative to the firstmentioned plate.

ROBERT INGERSOLL KAUTZ.

